Category: Good News

Two jurors came up with the same verdict after serving jury duty in New Orleans. They were both guilty of falling in love. Kris and Sarah Gerig met in 2015 while serving on a jury in a contractor fraud case. It appears it was love at first voir dire. Leave it to the judge presiding over the trial to sentence them to life. They asked Judge Robin Pittman to preside over their wedding. WGNO has their story. Sarah loves having

Singer Sheryl Crow performs the kind of songs you kind of can’t help singing along to. This story goes beyond a “feel good” sing along. USA Today reports Belmont University student Noah Jack Cummins recently got the chance to meet Crow and share with her an incredible story. He was diagnosed with autism as a young boy. He didn’t speak. He didn’t make much noise at all. But Crow’s songs unlocked his world. He learned to speak by singing her

It started looking like the same kind of internet scam that has come into your Inbox. A message from a stranger in Africa wanting some kind of assistance. This one came from some guy named, Joel Willie. The kind you instantly delete. Unless, you are Ben Taylor. A man in Utah who had a cynical chip on his shoulder. He was going to teach guy a lesson. Kind of scam him back. Turns out Ben was the one getting the

Kindergartener Carden Corts is the answer to your early Springtime blues if the weather in your area hasn’t yet blossomed to your liking. Carden’s dad, Charlie, explains that this started as a school project. He told the Tennessean “I work at Rated Red, a design studio in Nashville, and we have a green screen video in our office so when I saw this assignment I felt like I had been waiting my whole life for this,” he said then laughed. “No seriously, I thought it

What does it take to be a grandma? A kind heart and a child to love make for a great start. That’s what Joy Ringhofer knows. She’s a volunteer at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. That’s where she met a new dad with an unusual story. Rubin Swift had flown in from Cleveland for the birth of his daughter. He’s taking full custody of her and expected to be able to fly back home when his new daughter, Ru-Andria,

Ocean trash is enough to make you cry if you are a sea lover like I am. It’s enough to get inspired, if you are shoe-maker Adidas. The sneaker brand has come up with a way to make sneakers from plastic bottles littering the oceans of the world. The company announced it has now sold it’s one millionth pair of shoes made from ocean trash. The UltraBoost shoe is all made from plastic debris found in the ocean. Each pair

Nothing like a singing resume to sing your own praises. That’s what one recent college graduate has figured out. Page Kemna has been looking for a job in sales in marketing since graduating from the University of Denver. When tons of online applications didn’t pan out, Kemna got creative. Her video is going viral. Shaul Turner of Denver’s Fox 31 has her story. Showing that not every story has a neat ending, Kemna has not yet found the exact job

A stray cat is showing we all have something to contribute. An employee for Support Dogs, Inc. found this little black and white nugget in a barn. He moved into the training center where he took on the name, “Dog.” Though, it’s pronounced, “Dee-oh-gee.” Dee-Oh helps the service dogs in training learn to focus on commands and tasks while dealing distractions. Could there be a bigger distraction than a cat? Here is Dee-Oh at work. If enjoy this story, you

18-year-old David Aguilar has been Lego obsessed since he was a little boy. He has always loved building things with the little plastic blocks. The usual little boy stuff–helicopters, boats, buildings. Never mind that he was born without a fully formed right arm. That never stopped David. In fact, it inspired him to go for his most inspiring Lego projects. He built himself a prosthetic arm. And then another one. He calls his invention, “MK2.” See how it works. Brilliance

Delta Airlines flight attendant Jeffery Jones might not realize it, but he’s turning into a viral internet star. Why? For his simple act of kindness and compassion. The best part, to read the account from another passenger, Jeffery was simply being Jeffery. Passenger Sharon Radcliffe was on a flight from Detroit to Nashville on March 6th. She shared on Facebook something that moved her to tears. Radcliffe wrote that flight attendant Jones spotted a woman seated in coach who has